What is the difference between Pallid Wych Flesh and Ivory?

ΔE 9 (close). Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pallid Wych Flesh vs Ivory

Pallid Wych Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c8b8 (estimate)

Ivory

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.918
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4ddc4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Ivory instead of Pallid Wych Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ivory is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Pallid Wych Flesh.

Can I use Pallid Wych Flesh instead of Ivory?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pallid Wych Flesh is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Pallid Wych Flesh on the colour wheel See Ivory on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pallid Wych Flesh

Pallid Wych Flesh vs White Grey (71.119)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ivory
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ivory
Pallid Wych Flesh vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ivory

Other Citadel paints close to Ivory

Ivory vs Screaming SkullColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Ivory vs Tyrant SkullColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pallid Wych Flesh
Ivory vs Wrack WhiteColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Pallid Wych Flesh equivalents · Ivory equivalents